I am catching the tail end of the Meet the Teacher Blogger Linky by Stephanie at Falling Into First! Late to the gate but still in the race I guess. I am launching a new blog and wanted to introduce myself to my fellow bloggers since I love meeting the bloggers I follow.

My name is Amy Wendel.

I have been teaching for 12 years. I am in my fourth year teaching 3rd grade. I have taught Pre-k, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and now 3rd. I love the early childhood years!I am small town gal from Southeast Missouri transplanted by the Army to Clarksville, Tennessee. My 2 children consider themselves Tennesseans. I have a son who just started attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Well, you really don't get more Tennessee than that! I have had to learn how to say things like, "Go Big Orange!" Ha! I also have a daughter who is a sophomore in high school. I am a recovering soccer mom and a current volleyball mom. I love taking pictures of my kids and my daughter tolerates it much better than my son does. Below are some of my recent favorites.

Q: IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CAN INVITE ANYONE {DEAD OR
ALIVE} TO THE PARTY. WHO ARE YOU INVITING?

Andre Agassi.
I have had a crush on him forever.
Just showed my age….

Q: IF
SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE?

Faith Over All

Q: YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER. WHAT IS IT?

Only one? I have to go with Solomon on this one. Wisdom.
I figure if I have wisdom, the other things will follow.

Q: WHAT'S
YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?

Work smarter, not harder. I say this to my own kids ALL the time. Let’s NOT take the long road. I probably was supposed to put something
really inspirational and teachy here but I still think that this applies.

Q: IF YOU
HAD TO SING ONE SONG ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” to
get my country on! I do live near
Nashville folks.

Q:
ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL?

Can I say neither? I don’t function well without sleep. So too early or too late are bad combinations
for me. Early to bed and then early to
rise. Summer rules are a little
different.

I am pretty new to TPT but I must say the
product I love the most is myIsland Treasure Map Activity and Assessment. I guess I love how
much my student love this activity each year. You see, I have done this
activity for the last couple of years before I ever posted it on TPT. My
students go crazy for it, and I look forward to teaching it each year.

Hey! I am Amy, the Tech Crazy Teacher. I am all about supporting teachers in empowering 21st century students through cross-curricular projects focusing on literature, writing, math, and STEM! Welcome!